Where to move to?

[Pre '64]

I'm in Nova Scotia and have a cousin in Kelowna. I've hunted for moose with him a couple times in BC and he is always nagging me to move to Kelowna and have been thinking about it since I just retired. I would sooner be in a smaller town so where would be the best place to move to, say within 2 hrs drive of kelowna? I would like to get away from the high house prices in kelowna too. Would sooner go north, east or west.

Thanks for any advice you have guys. (This is a great site)

Oh yeah, we're going out for a visit in a couple of weeks and are going to drive around and see a few places.

[adamgarbett]

Lumby 40 min away

[Gr8 white hunter]

Beaverdell bc .

[Fred1]

The Okanagan is a terrible place... Summer heat well into the 40's C, huge mosquitoes by the thousands, rattle snakes behind every tree, no deer whatsoever, winters so cold that the penguins fly south, the fishing bloooowwwss, oh and don't forget the seasonal huge influx of white and red license plates that come choke up our lakes and roads... ya the Okanagan prolly isn't the best place...

[.300WSMImpact!]

I would go east, rock creek, greenwood, midway, all awesome places with great hunting

[blacklab]

You might want to consider Logan Lake, we've been here for 10 years now.
It's a great little town , if you like peace and quiet, and great hunting and fishing out your back door.
If you get over this way look us up.

[s0ylentgreen]

i live in vernon - its a small city

lumby is great town

falkland is cool too

[Spirit's Master]

There are so many beautiful spots in the area. East along Highway 6 towards Cherryville would be my choice if I ever leave the Island (but I can't afford the ferry :lol:).

cwf

[olympia]

Lakecountry, outskirts of Oliver or Summerland, Logan Lake

[olympia]

We also have have a basement for rent in Squamish, one bedroom. But its a 6 hour drive to Kelowna lol. Stay outta Kelowna unless you wear MMA tshirts with them cute little man purses and a malnourished blond with an insatiable appetite for blow at your side, you can spend your nights at the Casino with 15 of your like minded friends who each have a jacked up truck with matching Pit bull/Presa Canario to let everyone know "your a BOSS"

[two-feet]

We also have have a basement for rent in Squamish, one bedroom. But its a 6 hour drive to Kelowna lol. Stay outta Kelowna unless you wear MMA tshirts with them cute little man purses and a malnourished blond with an insatiable appetite for blow at your side, you can spend your nights at the Casino with 15 of your like minded friends who each have a jacked up truck with matching Pit bull/Presa Canario to let everyone know "your a BOSS"

Wow, stunningly accurate!

[hare_assassin]

stay outta kelowna unless you wear mma tshirts with them cute little man purses and a malnourished blond with an insatiable appetite for blow at your side, you can spend your nights at the casino with 15 of your like minded friends who each have a jacked up truck with matching pit bull/presa canario to let everyone know "your a boss"

qft

roflmao

[kentucky]

After 35 yrs. in Kelowna, we moved to Salmon Arm. Great place except for the invasion of red and white plates in the summer. But they do bring in lots of money.

[Moose63]

Parksville, Vancouver Island.

1) Great Fishing
2) Good Hunting
3) Good weather all year round

[Pre '64]

Thanks guys, I'll check out some of those places when I'm out there.

[frenchbar]

Lyttons nice.....

[Fred1]

Lyttons nice.....
When? ?

[frenchbar]

When? ? the River festival parties are next to none ....:)

[Fred1]

Ah yes!! ;)

[oscar makonka]

Lyttons nice.....
Or Spuzzum..

[Liveforthehunt]

Vernon lavington Lumby Armstrong salmon arm falkland

[coglark]

Prince George Quesnel 100 Mile House(thats where I'd go) Dawson Creek Fort St John CLEARWATER KAMMYWAMMYLOOPSEYS

[Barracuda]

We also have have a basement for rent in Squamish, one bedroom. But its a 6 hour drive to Kelowna lol. Stay outta Kelowna unless you wear MMA tshirts with them cute little man purses and a malnourished blond with an insatiable appetite for blow at your side, you can spend your nights at the Casino with 15 of your like minded friends who each have a jacked up truck with matching Pit bull/Presa Canario to let everyone know "your a BOSS"

That's Awesome :lol:

[Drillbit]

Retiring.

I vote one in Winlaw and one in Yuma.

[Tuffcity]

You'll probably like the Coldstream/Lumby area. East of the "big" highway but close to it and Vernon, Kelowna. The Monashees are a pretty place in the fall and some nice lakes and decent hunting. Easy shot to the east Kootenay's as well. But having grown up in that area and still having ties might make me a tad biased.

Upper Shuswap River

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/Sugar%20Lake%202010/2ec725e1.jpg

Decent grouse hunting

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/SL%202009/grouse1.jpg

Long hunting seasons where you don't trip over people.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/Kootenay%202011/glassingforgoats_zps7bf566c6.jpg

The odd whitetail close by...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/515a3b63.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/Sugar%20Lake%20Whitetail%202012/deeronquad-sm_zps8b43ad2a.jpg

RC

[albravo2]

^c'mon. you're just showing off now...

those are great pics regardless of location

[bc sportsman]

Armstrong, Vernon, Salmon Arm

[Drillbit]

Tuffcity, 3rd pic

That's not Camel's Hump from Harris is it? Looks familiar but seems too close.....Roukes maybe.....

[Moose Guide]

Kaslo, nice little town but 4 hours to Kelowna!

[Pre '64]

The responses are awesome guys. Pics were great too. I have two Golden retrievers that love grouse hunting. We are going to take a drive along the border into the kootenays at least as far as Creston to check that area out. If it wasn't for my wife I'd be have far more options, if you get my drift, but she has to be close to certain things. I'll be checking out most of the places mentioned, there were quite a few I hadn't heard of before. Will be leaving June 8 and coming back June 15.

[webley]

Drillbit If that was Harris Crk there would be a grizzly bear walking down the road in front of you. Steve!

[jonz]

I would consider central to north Vancouver Island. So much to do year round. Lakes, rivers and the ocean. Less cold in the winter but more rain.

[Pre '64]

I would consider central to north Vancouver Island. So much to do year round. Lakes, rivers and the ocean. Less cold in the winter but more rain.

I like it on the island and have a niece there but I want to be on the mainland relatively close to my cousin in Kelowna who I grew up with and hopefully get him back into hunting!

[Amphibious]

i live just outside of Vernon and love it. but then I work hard to find good hiking/hunting spots where the tourists arn't Kelowna has turned into a giant douchy cesspool. If it's not Albertan Douche, it's meth teeth and neck tattoos, and that's just the women.

If you want to party with half of Surrey, just hit the Christian Valley in the fall ;)

Vernon has it's share of Albertan sled trash in the winter, but they're mostly out ruining the koots. In the summer they're THICK in the woods on the major FSRs, just follow the country music (should be a crime) and beer cans. There is a lot of backcountry in the area if you're willing to leave the motors at home and put some boots on the ground. Most hunters I see here seem to be glued to the seat of a quad or F150...

[835]

Tuff City,,,,,,You win!

Pre '64 the best thing to do is what you are going to do,, take this list and go for a drive,, walk through these places town cores and make a choice.
but, i do like Lumby.... Armstrong too....

[ACE]

I have a 25 acre property for sale at Grand Forks. Mule and Whitetail deer. Good climate .....

[goatdancer]

If you or your wife have any serious health issues, don't get too far away from a good hospital. Lots of nice towns around the Kelowna area.

[Papa Sasquatch]

I have a 25 acre property for sale at Grand Forks. Mule and Whitetail deer. Good climate .....
I cant buy it but I suddenly think we should be real good hunting buddies! Purely coincidence that you happen to have a 25 acre hunting property just at heaven's door!

[Fred1]

i live just outside of Vernon and love it. but then I work hard to find good hiking/hunting spots where the tourists arn't Kelowna has turned into a giant douchy cesspool. If it's not Albertan Douche, it's meth teeth and neck tattoos, and that's just the women.

If you want to party with half of Surrey, just hit the Christian Valley in the fall ;)

Vernon has it's share of Albertan sled trash in the winter, but they're mostly out ruining the koots. In the summer they're THICK in the woods on the major FSRs, just follow the country music (should be a crime) and beer cans. There is a lot of backcountry in the area if you're willing to leave the motors at home and put some boots on the ground. Most hunters I see here seem to be glued to the seat of a quad or F150...

Brilliant! Truth...

[.330 Dakota]

Or Spuzzum..

Your evil...lol

[Iron Glove]

I have a 25 acre property for sale at Grand Forks. Mule and Whitetail deer. Good climate .....

A hockey team mate of mine used to have to travel on business to Grand Forks a lot. Asked him where he stayed when there and when he replied "Osoyoos" I asked why so far away?
He said "'Cause I want to eat something other than borscht :)".
Beautiful area IMHO.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Lumby 40 min away

X2 Great area ! :wink: RJ

[REMINGTON JIM]

Lyttons nice.....



LMAO! yea if you move FROM there to elsewhere ! :) RJ

[Aheny]

I would highly recommend Vancouver Island, as your from the coast. While you will have to travel to hunt moose each year, you are in an outdoorsmens paradise the rest of the year, with amazing salmon at your doorstep.

[.300WSMImpact!]

I have a 25 acre property for sale at Grand Forks. Mule and Whitetail deer. Good climate .....

And the price is??

[sawmill]

Stay away from Kimberley,nasty place.No more week long Acordian /yodeling festival so pretty much nothing to see here.Hunting sucks,fishing is worse,all the mountains are old and raggedy looking.Nothing to see here folks...move along...............

[Papa Sasquatch]

Stay away from Kimberley,nasty place.No more week long Acordian /yodeling festival so pretty much nothing to see here.Hunting sucks,fishing is worse,all the mountains are old and raggedy looking.Nothing to see here folks...move along............... Sure Sawmill :wink: That what I will tell everyone. Good Idea.

[Steyrman]

How about something more central with excellent hunting and fishing? check out Williams Lake, mild winters, warm dry summers, an abundance of fish and game all with in 15-60 minutes of town. Real estate prices are at an all time low, the Prosperity Mine project was refused again, but when it goes through, and it will eventually, just watch the prices soar. We have a large hospital, no problem getting a good doctor or dentist, lots of community services, crime is quite low, lots of stores and very friendly people. We even have an excellent gun store and a Sportsman club with a well maintained range, about 4 hours to the coast (Bella Coola) 6 hours into Van and about 4 hours to Kelowna, roads are very good and well looked after year round. We have been here for 7 years, both now retired and will be headed back to northern Alberta to be closer to the grand kids, we will miss the slower pace of life and the great climate and all the good friends we have made here, but we need to be closer to family. My neighbours moved here from Kelowna about 3 years ago to be closer to their grand kids, they are very happy here and would not go back to Kelowna under any circumstances, they remarked as to how quite it is here, the low crime rate and how friendly the locals are, check it out!

[Barracuda]

I was always told williams lake had a high crime rate? is it only certain areas?

[Pre '64]

How about something more central with excellent hunting and fishing? check out Williams Lake, mild winters, warm dry summers, an abundance of fish and game all with in 15-60 minutes of town. Real estate prices are at an all time low, the Prosperity Mine project was refused again, but when it goes through, and it will eventually, just watch the prices soar. We have a large hospital, no problem getting a good doctor or dentist, lots of community services, crime is quite low, lots of stores and very friendly people. We even have an excellent gun store and a Sportsman club with a well maintained range, about 4 hours to the coast (Bella Coola) 6 hours into Van and about 4 hours to Kelowna, roads are very good and well looked after year round. We have been here for 7 years, both now retired and will be headed back to northern Alberta to be closer to the grand kids, we will miss the slower pace of life and the great climate and all the good friends we have made here, but we need to be closer to family. My neighbours moved here from Kelowna about 3 years ago to be closer to their grand kids, they are very happy here and would not go back to Kelowna under any circumstances, they remarked as to how quite it is here, the low crime rate and how friendly the locals are, check it out!

Yes, maybe I will head up there and check it out. I've been through there before but it was a long time ago.

[Jelvis]

Salmon Arm is a good spot for retired types, good living and competitive prices for services and real estate.
Get a condo with no strata if possible or buy a small well kept house with a good roof. Two bedroom. Not many chores like a big yard and trees etc. You want to spend your time hunting and fishing and enjoying the beauty beaches on the lake. Not cutting lawn and trimming hedges all day, your retired not a slave to yard work.

Jel .. You'll like how it looks, I Garrrrr n T it!

[Pre '64]

Salmon Arm is a good spot for retired types, good living and competitive prices for services and real estate.
Get a condo with no strata if possible or buy a small well kept house with a good roof. Two bedroom. Not many chores like a big yard and trees etc. You want to spend your time hunting and fishing and enjoying the beauty beaches on the lake. Not cutting lawn and trimming hedges all day, your retired not a slave to yard work.

Jel .. You'll like how it looks, I Garrrrr n T it!

I agree, right now I live on a 120 acre property and also have a cottage on a lake and most of my time is spent taking care of them!

[.264winmag]

Lumby 40 min away
Bought in Cherryville two years ago, 24 whitetail and 7 mulies frequent our ten acres. Only thing I miss from the Island is the ocean. Couldn't be happier with our choice! Best bang for buck I could find and we looked all over B.C.
happy hunting

[Kami]

The best part of this thread is there is very little mention of my town. I have travelled most all of BC except Bella Coola or Haida Gwai. I have spent lots of time in Lower Mainland, PG, Smithers, Terrace, Revelstoke, Vernon, Kelowna, Princeton, Dawson Creek, Ft St John, Chetwynd, Williams Lake to name a few. It's all really awesome for the outdoorsman. However when I chose a place to live year round, Kamloops suits my family and I best. Central and close driving to many other nice areas that I frequent. Kelowna 2 hrs. Revelstoke 2:15. Vancouver 3.5 hrs. Williams Lake 2.5 hrs. Shuswap, Vernon, Princeton all within an hour or 2. This town is still small enough for me at under 100,000 people. All the shopping the wives love and great hunting right here for us. Little word here of Kamloops, does it mean it's treasures are mostly unknown?

Of all I have seen in BC there are a few places that I would really not enjoy living. The Island anywhere, (f'n ferries) Lower Mainland anywhere, or Kelowna. Rest of BC? Man you can't really go wrong. All great places for the outdoorsman.

[finngun]

Salmon Arm is a good spot for retired types, good living and competitive prices for services and real estate.
Get a condo with no strata if possible or buy a small well kept house with a good roof. Two bedroom. Not many chores like a big yard and trees etc. You want to spend your time hunting and fishing and enjoying the beauty beaches on the lake. Not cutting lawn and trimming hedges all day, your retired not a slave to yard work.

Jel .. You'll like how it looks, I Garrrrr n T it!

yepp..but better than SA is blind bay 25km from SA..beautiful lake..with good swimming holes... no swimming in SA area..(only pool)..really good house prices..in bb.. area..
check bb before buying anything else:tongue: ask me ..i'll tell ya

[GoatGuy]

East Kootenays would be first choice - anything outside of Crazybrook city limits.

Everything said about the douche fest in Kelowna is pretty accurate.

[HarryToolips]

West Kelowna I find is pretty good, rarely do I have to go into the douche capital that is Kelowna, it's about 40,000 er so people, got lots of amenities, plus lots of bush and lakes all around, plus we got Okanagan Lake with plenty of good beaches which is awesome for the summer...ya, sometimes gotta put my douche blinders on, but it's still a great place to live I find, and the wife loves it and lots to do for the kid:-D

[Pre '64]

West Kelowna I find is pretty good, rarely do I have to go into the douche capital that is Kelowna, it's about 40,000 er so people, got lots of amenities, plus lots of bush and lakes all around, plus we got Okanagan Lake with plenty of good beaches which is awesome for the summer...ya, sometimes gotta put my douche blinders on, but it's still a great place to live I find, and the wife loves it and lots to do for the kid:-D

From what I saw on google maps I liked the West kelowna area, that's if I had had to be in kelowna. I'm trying to convince my wife that we should be in a smaller Town. We we get there I'm going to head North from Kelowna, go through all the areas mentioned as far as SA then to Kamloops, Williams Lake, and then turn back South towards Merritt, Princeton, Pentican and then over to EKs as far as Nelson at least and back again through route 33. This should give me a good idea and then maybe revisit the places we liked best.

[hunter1947]

I have lived Cranbrook the EK now for 5 years love it here I came from Vancouver island after living there for 61 years I wish I had moved here years ago
if your into hunting and fresh water fishing this is the place to move to ..

[Pre '64]

I have lived Cranbrook the EK now for 5 years love it here I came from Vancouver island after living there for 61 years I wish I had moved here years ago
if your into hunting and fresh water fishing this is the place to move to ..

If I could get my wife to agree I would move to Cranbrook in a heartbeat. I think I might drive up there , she might fall in love with it, you never know. What is the weather like there compared to the interior? I like a dry climate, with low humidity.

[Barracuda]

find somewhere yet?

[markm7]

Don't discredit greenhole( greenwood) 2 hours exactly smallest official town in bc

[ACE]

And the price is??

Sorry .... haven't looked at this thread in awhile ...... $119,000.

[britman101]

Personally I would not pick any of the North Central communities. In the PG and surrounding area you will have to be fully equipped to handle the snow which comes in October/November and does not leave till March. This past year was especially bad with snow to four feet in some areas. However if you have a 4x4 truck, snowmobile, quad and snowblower you will do just fine. But if you are looking to relax in your retirement years the better choice would be a bit farther south.

[Pre '64]

find somewhere yet?

My wife and I spent two weeks in BC in June. Stayed at my cousins place in Kelowna. He drove us up through Armstrong, Lumby, Vernon Saalmon Arm, then back through Kamloops. A guy showed me a picture on his phone of a bunch of rams near Kamloops. He took the picture from the railroad tracks and said there were no roads nearby(he works for CN).

We took my cousin's car south to okanagan Falls, Ram something development which I really liked there. Then east all the way to Cranbrook. My wife and I realy liked Creston, stayed at the Ramada there. We hiked at Cranbrook along the river. Back to Creston to Kaslo, stayed there overnight, then to New Denver, and kept on route 6 to Vernon. I have to say the EK is the place for me, but we never really saw a place we didn't like, except maybe Osoyoos. Salmon Arm would be high on our list too. Just have to get the old farm ready to sell. I could be ready to go in a year.

We had a great trip, liked the people we met, esp in the smaller places they were very friendly and helpfull. I liked New Denver for some reason, very small but I talked to one old guy in a grocery store and he said the hunting was great there. Too far from civilization for my wife.

[RoscoeP]

Look at Lillooet, I like that town.

[Pre '64]

Look at Lillooet, I like that town.

I wanted to get there but didn't make it. We'll probably go again next spring and do a different route and stay longer.

[betteroffishing]

my wife and i just moved to adams lake area from the lower mainland and are loving it . +/- 40 mins drive to either salmon arm or kamloops. beautifull country , nice people , far enough from the hustle and bustle of downtown anywhere , but close enough to still take advantage of the best that the hustle and bustle have to offer.

[finngun]

I wanted to get there but didn't make it. We'll probably go again next spring and do a different route and stay longer.

if ya hav,nt seen BLIND BAY.area..yet...best is ahead of ya:mrgreen:...

[bc sportsman]

finngun gave me some good advice about Blind Bay. We did end up moving there. Love it. Everything he said about it is true. 1.5-2 hrs to Kelowna.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Look at Lillooet, I like that town.

WHAT could you LIKE about Lillooet ? :confused: Maybe be neighbours with Frenchbar and hunt Muleys with him - that would be Good ! :wink: RJ

[finngun]

finngun gave me some good advice about Blind Bay. We did end up moving there. Love it. Everything he said about it is true. 1.5-2 hrs to Kelowna.

thanx bc sportsman:-D...i'm happy here too..i could,nt find better place..for myself...and mama:mrgreen:...BB is place..no many know anything about ..:confused:

[Rem222]

I second that. Moved from PG to Kamloops and have also been all over BC. Love it hear and central to the rest of BC.




The best part of this thread is there is very little mention of my town. I have travelled most all of BC except Bella Coola or Haida Gwai. I have spent lots of time in Lower Mainland, PG, Smithers, Terrace, Revelstoke, Vernon, Kelowna, Princeton, Dawson Creek, Ft St John, Chetwynd, Williams Lake to name a few. It's all really awesome for the outdoorsman. However when I chose a place to live year round, Kamloops suits my family and I best. Central and close driving to many other nice areas that I frequent. Kelowna 2 hrs. Revelstoke 2:15. Vancouver 3.5 hrs. Williams Lake 2.5 hrs. Shuswap, Vernon, Princeton all within an hour or 2. This town is still small enough for me at under 100,000 people. All the shopping the wives love and great hunting right here for us. Little word here of Kamloops, does it mean it's treasures are mostly unknown?

Of all I have seen in BC there are a few places that I would really not enjoy living. The Island anywhere, (f'n ferries) Lower Mainland anywhere, or Kelowna. Rest of BC? Man you can't really go wrong. All great places for the outdoorsman.

[digginsweatinswearin]

We also have have a basement for rent in Squamish, one bedroom. But its a 6 hour drive to Kelowna lol. Stay outta Kelowna unless you wear MMA tshirts with them cute little man purses and a malnourished blond with an insatiable appetite for blow at your side, you can spend your nights at the Casino with 15 of your like minded friends who each have a jacked up truck with matching Pit bull/Presa Canario to let everyone know "your a BOSS"

I was born and raised in Kelowna, it was a great place to grow up but I left 25yrs ago. Now all I can say is WTF happened? I chuckled at this post because he hit the nail on the head. Now if I had the choice I would live in Salmon arm.

[The Hermit]

Armstrong, Vernon, Salmon Arm

Yep those would be my picks too. Oh and if you golf it is pretty close to heaven in the summer.

[Jagermeister]

I think that your wife might like Chase. Small town, 30 minutes either way to Kamloops or Salmon Arm. Less than 2 hours to Kelowna. The time to Kamloops should decrease once they take out Hoffmans Bluff and finish the 4-lane on TC-1.
Two new doctors moving in sometime in September.
For you, Little Shuswap Lake. Shuswap Lake 15 minutes away, to the boat launch. Where I live, we have our own private beach and boat launch. Every property in the Estates, which are all freehold including the private beach, is a vested owner. Then there is Adams Lake, one of the best kept secrets in BC, oops, now it isn't. Then there are a bunch of little lakes to keep you interested year round. I won't mention their names because although they are known, I don't want to start a stampede.
Hunting includes mule and whitetail deer and moose too as the primary critters of choice. Oh, and black bear too. Mountain goat hunting not too far away.
Moderate climate, a little more snow than Kamloops. You won't bust your balls shovelling like some places not too far away.
Although Kamloops is north of Kelowna, it's climate is more like Penticton. There is a difference between Kelowna and Penticton. Kelowna gets more snow in the winter, believe it or not.
I think you would like Chase, google earth it and go to street view. Cruise the town from the comforts of your arm chair and see what Chase has to offer. Be sure to get on to Cummings Street for a real good view of Little Shuswap Lake and Centennial Park.
I forgot to mention, housing prices are quite affordable.

[finngun]

Chase has a one problem,,,starts with F:mrgreen::mrgreen:.. you have to guess rest of it..:confused: my good friend is living there..////and another too .. railway..runs middle of the town..,,,,but im sure there are good areas in Chase too,,,almost as good that in BB:)

[Jagermeister]

Well, the sun doesn't set in Chase on November 17th and rise on February 23rd like BB.
And the snow isn't balls deep either.
Admittedly, the train does go through the middle of town, similar to Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Ashcroft, Kamloops and many other places.
Did I mention that there is no need to clear the roads of no snow in BB? There are no Albertans there in the winter which equates to no traffic; therefore no need to plow :-D.